My sister has been spending a lot more time in the front room, so I haven't been able to watch as many movies as I'd like . Though I have managed to watch a few. I'm just trying to find appropriate themes. My plan of using humorously obvious themes has backfired _________________I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it (or even read all of it). These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:15 am

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ReepicheepMaster

Joined: 05 Feb 2008Posts: 6956Location: Sailing into the unknown

Dang. Dog's at 68!

I think we can all give up now. _________________
Where sky and water meet,
Where the waves grow sweet,
Doubt not, Reepicheep,
To find all you seek,
There is the utter east.

I tend to usually watch at least a couple of movies a week. What really bumped up those numbers is because I had a few marathons watching movie series in a couple days. I've also been pretty meticulous in keeping track of movies I watched and crossing them off the list. I'm not sure how much everyone else is really keeping up on it._________________The absurd man thus catches sight of a burning and frigid, transparent and limited universe in which nothing is possible but everything is given, and beyond which all is collapse and nothingness. He can then decide to accept such a universe and draw from it his strength, his refusal to hope, and the unyielding evidence of a life without consolation.

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:35 pm

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VileZeroMaster

Joined: 21 Mar 2010Posts: 816Location: Maryland

I've picked up a bit more in watching movies too, as opposed to the first few months. Like you, I'm watching a bunch of series. Going through the Alien flicks right now.

I actually have a copy of the list saved in Notepad on my computer, and when I finish watching a movie, breeze through it and try to find some categories that will fit.

yeah, I got on my desktop the list of 500 categories and whenever I watch a movie I add it to that. And then I have a second document that just has the movies I've watched, copied from the other one, and if I watched a couple or ones that are difficult to categories I'll just list them there and then later go back and try to find a match.

When I go to update on the site here I just repost the second list and add up the new total._________________The absurd man thus catches sight of a burning and frigid, transparent and limited universe in which nothing is possible but everything is given, and beyond which all is collapse and nothingness. He can then decide to accept such a universe and draw from it his strength, his refusal to hope, and the unyielding evidence of a life without consolation.

Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:49 am

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HogyMaster

Joined: 14 Dec 2011Posts: 918Location: Nar Shaddaa

I try to update my list here within a day or two after I've watched a movie. I just stroll down the 500 list, make my pick and edit my post. I don't have a special list on my disk or anything like that.

I'm a bit more haphazard in my list. I watch a movie, and might remember to make a note of it in my phone, and at some point in the next month I'll get round to putting it in my list ._________________I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it (or even read all of it). These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:19 am

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ReepicheepMaster

Joined: 05 Feb 2008Posts: 6956Location: Sailing into the unknown

I'm going to have a Pixar marathon soon, so that should bring my numbers up. I wanted to do it in preparation for Brave like I usually do for new releases, but I think I'll wait until after school is finished. Incidentally my school year being done and Brave's release coincide almost perfectly._________________
Where sky and water meet,
Where the waves grow sweet,
Doubt not, Reepicheep,
To find all you seek,
There is the utter east.

Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 8:56 am

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HogyMaster

Joined: 14 Dec 2011Posts: 918Location: Nar Shaddaa

I've returned 5 DVDs to my video rental store. I haven't seen any of the 5 films.
Money down the drain

I haven't seen a movie since jun. 4 and the way things are going i'm not gonna see anything soon.

Are we allowed to use slots with an ironic and/or sarcastic twist? The last one I put in was 'Great Disguise' for Stardust, referencing, as a joke, the lead's transformation into Shakespeare's cousin (or nephew) - by just a different haircut and clean clothes. Is that okay?

I suppose, if not, it would still be applicable to Shakespeare. You know, in a way. If you squint at it._________________I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it (or even read all of it). These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

I don't think it really matters. It just matters that you watch 500 movies (or however many) and put them into whatever categories you think describe them. I mean it's not like we are actually watching the movie only because it fits that category right? I know that I just watch movies and then try to figure out where they could fit afterwards.

But personally, for that one I'd have to say it should only count if that was what happened in the movie. Like either they thought it was a great disguise, or someone else did, when it really sucked.

That would be like putting Titanic down as a "twist ending" because it was ironic in that everyone knew the ending. Then again, from the film's POV it really would be ironic because we knew they were all gonna die and they didn't see it coming, so it really would be a twist for them._________________The absurd man thus catches sight of a burning and frigid, transparent and limited universe in which nothing is possible but everything is given, and beyond which all is collapse and nothingness. He can then decide to accept such a universe and draw from it his strength, his refusal to hope, and the unyielding evidence of a life without consolation.

Well, I did watch Saving Private Ryan specifically to use the 'Thousands of Extras' slot! It was a good excuse to watch it, all the same.

As for the in-movie thing, that's hard to say. It's done to fool the crew. At least one found it obvious, but as for the others it was either 'oh! it's his nephew! Hello Nephew!' or 'bah, the Cap'n's playing one of his tricks again. Let's play along so he doesn't get upset. Aargh!'_________________I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it (or even read all of it). These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

My film watching has nose-dived quite spectacularly. I haven't been able to watch much, and of the films I have watched, they were repeats put on by my sister ._________________I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it (or even read all of it). These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:28 pm

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ReepicheepMaster

Joined: 05 Feb 2008Posts: 6956Location: Sailing into the unknown

I plan on updating my post eventually, but it will take some time._________________
Where sky and water meet,
Where the waves grow sweet,
Doubt not, Reepicheep,
To find all you seek,
There is the utter east.